GR031
Epanomi lagoon


Country/territory: Greece

IBA criteria met: B1i, B2, C2, C3 (2000)
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Area: 450 ha

Hellenic Ornithological Society

Site description (2000 baseline)
An almost flat peninsula of low sand-dunes with a lagoon, saltmarsh and Tamarix scrub.

Key biodiversity
This is an important site for wintering ducks and breeding, passage and wintering waders. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Branta ruficollis (up to five wintering individuals), Aythya nyroca (passage).


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Epanomi lagoon. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/epanomi-lagoon-iba-greece on 19/03/2024.